53E-1-201.  Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.

(1)  In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-1-201

  • LEA: means :
(a) a school district;
(b) a charter school; or
(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • (a)  the report described in Section 9-22-109 by the STEM Action Center Board, including the information described in Section 9-22-113 on the status of the computer science initiative and Section 9-22-114 on the Computing Partnerships Grants Program;

    (b)  the prioritized list of data research described in Section 53B-33-302 and the report on research and activities described in Section 53B-33-304 by the Utah Data Research Center;

    (c)  the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the State Board of Education on preschool programs;

    (d)  the report described in Section 53B-1-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education on career and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;

    (e)  the annual report of the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402;

    (f)  the reports described in Section 53B-28-401 by the Utah Board of Higher Education regarding activities related to campus safety;

    (g)  the State Superintendent‘s Annual Report by the state board described in Section 53E-1-203;

    (h)  the annual report described in Section 53E-2-202 by the state board on the strategic plan to improve student outcomes;

    (i)  the report described in Section 53E-8-204 by the state board on the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;

    (j)  the report described in Section 53E-10-703 by the Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;

    (k)  the report described in Section 53F-2-522 regarding mental health screening programs;

    (l)  the report described in Section 53F-4-203 by the state board and the independent evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;

    (m)  the report described in Section 63N-20-107 by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity on UPSTART;

    (n)  the reports described in Sections 53F-5-214 and 53F-5-215 by the state board related to grants for professional learning and grants for an elementary teacher preparation assessment;

    (o)  upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-219 by the state board on the Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program;

    (p)  the report described in Section 53F-5-405 by the State Board of Education regarding an evaluation of a partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes for students who are low income;

    (q)  the report described in Section 53B-35-202 regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council;

    (r)  the report described in Section 53G-7-221 by the State Board of Education regarding innovation plans;

    (s)  the annual report described in Section 63A-2-502 by the Educational Interpretation and Translation Service Procurement Advisory Council; and

    (t)  the reports described in Section 53F-6-412 regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

    (2)  In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following occasional reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:

    (a)  the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the School Readiness Board by November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;

    (b)  the report described in Section 53B-28-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education on or before the Education Interim Committee’s November 2021 meeting;

    (c)  if required, the report described in Section 53E-4-309 by the state board explaining the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of specific assessments;

    (d)  if required, the report described in Section 53E-5-210 by the state board of an adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide assessment;

    (e)  in 2022 and in 2023, on or before November 30, the report described in Subsection 53E-10-309(7) related to the PRIME pilot program;

    (f)  the report described in Section 53E-10-702 by Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education;

    (g)  if required, the report described in Section 53F-2-513 by the state board evaluating the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high poverty schools;

    (h)  the report described in Section 53F-5-210 by the state board on the Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;

    (i)  upon request, a report described in Section 53G-7-222 by an LEA regarding expenditure of a percentage of state restricted funds to support an innovative education program;

    (j)  the report described in Section 53G-7-503 by the state board regarding fees that LEAs charge during the 2020-2021 school year;

    (k)  the reports described in Section 53G-11-304 by the state board regarding proposed rules and results related to educator exit surveys; and

    (l)  the report described in Section 26B-5-113 by the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Service regarding recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health services.

    Amended by Chapter 1, 2023 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session